"Maybe…I…well…." Kanda closed his eyes shut, preparing himself to admit something that he would never even admit to himself in private. "Fine, dammit! I like you!"

He braced himself for the blow. It never came. Instead, Allen's weight shifted off of him and the death like grip at his wrists disappeared.

"Allen?" Kanda opened his eyes. Allen, wordlessly, sat down on the cold snow next to Kanda. His head was bent forward so that his white hair would cover his eyes.

Kanda lifted himself up tentatively. "Allen?" He stretched a hand to the unmoving boy.

Allen lifted his head up, and Kanda saw that he was smiling radiantly. "Whatever happened to the insensitive bastard I met in the beginning?"

"Eh? Oh him." Kanda scoffed, a pink tint spreading lightly on his cheeks. "I guess he had some issues and turned gay for you." It embarrassed Kanda to speak of himself like this, but the words just fell out bluntly.

"Really?" Allen turned to look at Kanda with serious gray eyes.

Kanda jerked his head, embarrassed, in a noncommittal reply.

It was quiet for some time. Then Allen stood up, extending a hand out to Kanda.

Kanda took the hand silently, devoid of snide remarks.

"Let's get the hell outta this forest, okay?" Allen suggested.

"That's what I've been thinking." Kanda muttered.

"And let me hold on to your hand." Allen said.

"Psh. Fine." Kanda averted his eyes away from the cute, smaller boy.

The two exorcists walked silently ahead, hand in hand, forming a silent sort of compact between them.

End. This is the end. No more. I finished it. I know it sucked, but I don't have any time to make it better. I thank all those who reviewed this and told me that they liked it. Thank you!

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